Get Dirty at Mudtopia in Rotorua, New Zealand
Epic new mud and music experience: Southern hemisphere’s first Mudtopia Festival, to be held in Rotorua, from December 1-3

Muddy Events
- Mud Stage – Watch two and a half days of music and entertainment on the stage. For those inclined, there is a “mud mosh pit.” - Mud Arena – Inflatable obstacle courses – think kids’ bouncy castles on steroids, covered with slippery mud and giant pools of liquid mud, with coordinated games to get you out of your comfort zone. - Wikimedia – Learn about Rotorua’s 150-year history with mud, featuring interactive displays telling the story of mud in Rotorua, and an expo highlighting Rotorua’s tourism, spa and wellness, and adventure tourism businesses. - Mud Wellness – Realign your Zen and awaken to the world of natural mud skincare products, along with best practices in health and wellness living. - Mud Indulge – Pamper yourself with a mud massage, mud facial and other beauty treatments at Mud Indulge. - Mud Games – An open-format playground of games in the mud – from a casual mud wrestle to gumboot throwing to horizontal mud bungy and much, much more. - Mud Run – An epic course with mud obstacles to run, walk or crawl around, with varying degrees of difficulty (and mud factor) to choose from. - Piglet Pen (kids) – Take the young ones to the Piglet Pen, a designated kids’ area, for children up to 10 years. Mud entertainment includes: mud games, bouncy castle, mud slides, mud face painting and mud craft areas, as well as farm animals, including pigs.
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